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Some staplers and markers were packed into purple and brown bags. There were 7 more purple bags than brown bags. Each purple carton contained 7 staplers and each brown carton contained 13 markers. Given that there were 17 fewer staplers than markers in total, how much staplers were there?
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Some staplers and markers were packed into purple and brown bags. There were 7 more purple bags than brown bags. Each purple carton contained 7 staplers and each brown carton contained 13 markers. Given that there were 17 fewer staplers than markers in total, how much staplers were there?